Trivia Questions Week 02/24/17

By Eldon Combs | February 24, 2017 | Comments Off on Trivia Questions Week 02/24/17
  1. What sporting event has the highest percentage of women viewers:  Rodeo Championships, Olympics, or Kentucky Derby?
  2. Thomas Edison, Leonardo de Vinci, & George Patton were all:  Scared of the dark, Dyslexic, or Insomniacs?
  3. Bible Question:  This event caused evangelist Billy Graham to break his very strict rule of not watching TV on Sundays:  Martin Luther King Jr Speach, Beatles Come To America, or Cassius Clay vs Sonny Liston Fight?  (1964 Ed Sullivan Show)
  4. The first living creature to be ejected from a Super Sonic Aircraft was a:  Bear, Pig, or Racoon?
  5. How long does the Kentucky Derby pre-race festival last:  7, 10, or 14 days?
  6. In 1964 a capsized ship was righted by filling it with Styrofoam balls – the idea came from an episode of this cartoon:  Bugs Bunny, Donald Duck, or Rocky & Bullwinkle? (1949 – Donald’s Nephews raised a yacht using Ping Pong balls)
  7. How much does an owner pay to have his horse race in the Kentucky Derby:  $2,500, $25,000, or $50,000? ($25,000 to enter $25,000 to start)
  8. How many windows are there on New York City’s famous Empire State Building:  4,000, 6,000, 8,000?
  9. How much are most Kentucky Derby jockey’s paid for riding in the race:  $500, $1,500, $2,500? (Only $500 & will $150 of that to agent & assistant – If they ride the winner they get 10% of 1st place purse, 2nd get 5% of 2nd place purse)
  10. Name the presidents featured on Mount Rushmore:  Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt
  11. How many women have raced in the Indianapolis 500:  5, 7, or 9? (Janet Guthrie, Lyn St. James, Sarah Fisher, Danika Patrick, Milka Duno, Ana Beatriz, Simona de Sivestro, Pippa Mann, Katherine Legge)
  12. How long did it take to construct Mt. Rushmore:  14, 18, or 22 yrs? (1927-41)
  13. The Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association has established a weight limit for Calf Roping Calves at:  250, 300, or 350 lbs?
  14. South Dakato was originally known as the “Sunshine State” until changing their state motto to: “The Mt. Rushmore State” in:  1952, 1972, or 1992?
  15. In 2012 the Walt Disney Co acquired Lucasfilm for how much money – just over:  $4, $5, or $6 Billion?
  16. How many brothers & sisters does our country’s president Donald Trump have:  4, 5, or 6?
  17. How much did a :30 spot in the very first Super Bowl in 1967:  $5,800, $58,000, or $85,000?
  18. In a recent study on infidelity married men & woman were asked if they would have an affair if they knew they wouldn’t get caught:  47% or 74% of men said, They would or They would not?  (68% of women said they would)
  19. How many footballs are actually used in a Super Bowl game – closer to:  12, 21 or 120? (108 balls are put into play during the game as well as 12 more balls for kicking for a total of 120 balls – the balls are verified and eventually auctioned off)
  20. What invention came first:  The Pencil (1795), Ink Pen (1827), or Paper w/ Lines (1777)
  21. True or False – If Roger Federer somehow wins Wimbledo again he will lift the Gold Award towards the sky for a record 8th time? (Yes 8th Title plus, Wimbledon is the only Tennis Grand Slam with a gold prize – all others use Silver)
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